Afrida

Afridinae is a subfamily of the moth family Nolidae. The subfamily consists of only one genus, Afrida, that was previously part of the tribe Lithosiini in the subfamily Arctiinae.

Genus and species

• Afrida Möschler, 1886
  • Afrida charientisma Dyar, 1913
  • Afrida ciliata Hampson, 1900
  • Afrida cosmiogramma Dyar, 1913
  • Afrida exegens Dyar, 1922
  • Afrida melicerta H. Druce, 1885
  • Afrida mesomelaena Hampson, 1914
  • Afrida minuta H. Druce, 1885
  • Afrida tortriciformis Möschler, 1886
  • Afrida ydatodes Dyar, 1913

Afrida é um gênero de traça pertencente à família Arctiidae.^[1]

Espécies

• • Afrida charientisma Dyar, 1913
  • Afrida ciliata Hampson, 1900
  • Afrida exegens Dyar, 1922
  • Afrida melicerta Druce, 1885
  • Afrida mesomelaena Hampson, 1914
  • Afrida minuta Druce, 1885
  • Afrida tortriciformis Möschler, 1886
  • Afrida ydatodes Dyar, 1913

Referências

Bibliografia

• Bates DL, Fenton MB (1990) Aposematism or startle? Predators learn their responses to the defenses of prey. Can J Zool 68:49–52
• Dunning DC, Krüger M (1995) Aposematic sounds in African moths. Biotropica 27:227–231
• Dunning DC, Acharya L, Merriman CB, Ferro LD (1992) Interactions between bats and arctiid moths. Can J Zool 70:2218–2223
• Fullard JH, Fenton MB, Simmons JA (1979) Jamming bat echolocation: the clicks of arctiid moths. Can J Zool 57:647–649
• William Conner (ed.). (2009). Tiger moths and woolly bears : behavior, ecology, and evolution of the Arctiidae. Oxford University Press: New York. ISBN 9780195327373